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A black-and-white landscape photograph captures a dense redwood forest with massive, straight trunks rising vertically and disappearing off the top edge of the frame. In the center mid-ground, a large crowd of people in formal attire is gathered for a ceremony at the base of the trees, appearing small in scale compared to the giant redwoods. A narrow dirt road curves through the lower right of the frame, bordered by a rustic wooden fence.

Title
Founders Tree dedication, Dyerville, Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
Published
September 15, 1931
Full Collection Name
Save the Redwoods League photograph collection. 1885-2014
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 2006.030--NNEG
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Photograph by Martin. Numbered: 5056. This material was selectively digitized from a larger resource or collection. Print available in folder: Humboldt Redwoods State Park -- Founders Tree.
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Source of Description
Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .
Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, February 2026 .

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